"I'm not a traitor. I'm not a spy. I'm not a criminal. I'm a whistleblower."

"I believe that information should be free, and that people have a right to know what their government is doing."

"I'm not a perfect person. But I'm trying to be a good one."

"I just want to be myself, and I want to be free."

"The government doesn’t want to admit that it’s wrong."